Doll



P. G. DALLWIG.`

DOLL.

4APPucATmN min ocT.4. 1920.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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ing member.

` PAUL G. DALLwIdoF-GHICAGO, ILLINOIS; V f 1 Y DOLL. 7

To ZZZ whomimay concern.' i i l Be it known that I, PAUL .GQDALLWI'Q aVcitizen of the United States, residing atChicago, in the countyofCook'fand State'ofY Illinois, have invented new Aanduseful Im-Provements in Dolls, ofiwhich 'the follow!V is a specication, i

n my vco-pending application Serial No.

262,981, filed November 18th,.,191s, I have shown and'describeda dollshead.'provided withlia lurality ofV different and' interchangeab e wigshavin 4releasable connection with thehead, so t readily changed from'one character to another by merely placing on thehead'the wig having thestyle 'of hair-dress of the character desired. `The wigs` `aresecuredoncarrying members or wigv vtops Vwhich are made to complete the topofrthe head when applied thereto,.ythe` head yhaving the upper v portionthereof cut away to provide aseat for these wig tops. i

The Yobject ofthe present inventionl to provide-an, improved form offastening means for. releasably connecting; each wig to 'to the head.'.i Y n theaccompanying drawings:

providedV witlra fastening means of my invention;

F ig. 2 is a vertical s Fig. Y'is a; rear view `of the headwith the wigtop removed;:Y Y

` F ig. 4 is at transverse sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. .2;andl v"Fig 5 is a vIn the drawings, 1 indicates dolls head made .hollowand of metal, such as aluminum, so that the head will be unbreakable andlightinweight. The head hasa neck portion 2 to be secured to the' bodyyoff the i' doll. VThe 'headis cut awayabove the ears a substantiallyliatseatfv and eyesto provide y y ing surface 3 for a removabletop. orcrown portion 4 having.- ashape andfsize to .complete the top of thehead when applied thereto, shown in vFigs. 1 and'2. The crovvn or topportion 4, as shown, is solid and has its outer surface smooth, andcurved to conform to thevtop of the dolls head. On this surface isa wig5. As set forth in my said cov-pendingl application, each head isprovided with'v aV plurality, of these wig tops 4, the set of wig topsfor the head hav` atlthe doll maybe v ing the form shown in .Fi Y

"9` has" lend flanges 10, .llatv vopposite sides thereof ".Tl'

f 'I is a resilient Ilatch'member head y Y theso'cket 8 with ectionalView taken,

other end liange perspective view ofthe fasten-k i and is .substantiallyportion ofthe plug is rotating or"l turning 'with' A'gether the latch ymember 13. "the plug and socket' having 'such'shape, pre# Y the headV ini specieation of Letters raient. Panfd YApi- 18,1 192g Application siedoctober 4,1520. seriai'uivo. 4'14. ,A4.9e.f` v Y i A"'f' y i i iria*threOlIW-ss With"'dfreatjyls-lof .f l

hair-dress,js o that thefdoll Vmay 'and V'easily changed A from onecharacter to another by merely'jplacing on the headja be readily j'extending'across the open top :of the head. These arms are castintegralwith the plug l and the wall'of'the `head`,'and the plug extends upwardsubstantially Vat right-angle's" tothe vplane of the seating surface 3.

`*The plug 6 is centrally arranged, or substantially so, and `enters asocket' 8 formed f in the wig top 4 and opening" outward through thefiat under surface thereof.:

Cof'operatingA with the plugv is a fastening member V9 made ,of sheetmetal and hav-V right-anglesto the' intermediate portion 'andfextendingon e "mid Vportion comprisesside strips12, 12,

l I 13 integralat one end with the flange 10 and ,free other end; 'Themember 9 is `insertedinto the end flange 10 secured byscrews 14againstthe flat undersurface as shown ingFig. 2g YThe of .therwig top, ll

11 is. at, theinnerendof'the "latch member' 13v proj ectsv socket, andthe inFig. 3. The gside of the plug 6. provided with .the notch litsagainst thevme'mber 9 fiat, while the .remaining the plug substantiallyD-shaped'in trans; verse cross-section. This together, with the pluglittinglagainst the mid-portion of the member 9. holdsth'e'wi'g top andhead from respect toreach other when these parts areconnected to-Moreover,

vents placing the wig top onV any but the-proper position, and'thusguides the Wig top on the head. 1

By the construction shownand described, the wig top will becomeconnected to the g." 5. This member between which., I

atfthe Y 85,'

V into the socket toengagetheplug' 6 and, u have'its projection'l snapinto a notch 16 in the plug 61adjacent its outer end. The jnotchlo'extends acrossv the plug, as' shown curved, thusjmaking fasteningelements engaging in placing` the wig top on the head, and these ineffect act automatically. The fastening element 13 on the wig top isprotected from injury by being located in the socket S, and thus docsnot project outside of the wig top and'consequently will not be brokenoff, bent or other-A wise displaced or damaged when the wig top is offof the hea-dv and lying in a box or drawer or other place when not inuse.

The plug 6 being at right-angles to the seating surface 3 and to theflat under surface of the wig top allows the wig top to be removed fromthe head by merely pulling the same upward. l hen on the head7 theconnection between the head and the wig top, not only allows for readyand easy disconnection and separation thereof, but provides a connectionwhich positively holds the wig top on the head and prevents Vthe wig topfrom dropping or being thrown off the head accidentally. Y Y

The'exact details of construction shown and described may be variouslychanged and modied without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A dolls head made in two separable parts, one of said parts formingthe Icrown or top portion of said head, means for guiding the crown ortop portion on the remaining part of said head, comprising a plug on oneof said arts for entering a socket in the other of saic parts, andcoacting means carried by said respective parts and located Within theouter margins thereof for releasably fastening the two together.

2. A dolls head made in two separable parts, one of saidparts formingthe crown or top portion of said head, means for guiding the crown ortop part on the remaining part of said head, comprising a plug on one ofsaid parts for entering a socket in the other of said parts, andcoacting fastening members associated with the plug and socket,respectively, for releasably securing said crown or top part to the headpart.

3. A dolls head made in two ,separable parts, one of said parts Vformingthe crown or top/portion of said head, means for guid ing said crown ortop part on the remaining part of said head, comprising a plug on one ofsaid parts for entering a socketyin the other of said parts, and aresilient latch secured in said socket to releasably-engage said plug. l

4;. A dolls head, having the upper portion thereof cut away to pro-videa substantially [lat seating surface, a top or crown portion adapted toscat on said surface and .complete the top of the head, a plug securedto and projecting upward from the top of said head and having a notch atone side thereof, said crown portion having a socket opening through thelower surface thereof and adapted to receive said plug, and a resilientlatch member located in said socket and secured to said top or crownportion and adapted to engage saidy notch when the top or crown portionis placed on said head.

5. A dolls head having the upper portion thereof cut away to provide asubstantially flat seating surface, a'top or crown portion adapted toseat on said surface and complete tne top of the head, a plug secured toand projecting upward from the top of said head and having a notch atone side thereof, said crown portion'havinga socket opening through thelower surface thereof and adapted to receive said plug, and a .cliphaving a latch member andan end flange, the latter secured to said topor crown portion against the under surface thereof and the formerextending into said sockety to engage the notch in said plug. f

G. A dolls headVV having the upper portion thereof cut away to provide asubstantially flat seating surface, a crown or top portion adapted toseat on said surface andy complete the top ofthe head, a plug secured`to and projecting above the top of said head and having one sidesubstantiallyiiat with a notch therein,.saidicrown or top portion havinga socket opening into the under surface thereof to receive said plug,and a clip having an end flange and a fiat portion pro-. vided with aresilient latch member, the end Harige being secured .to the undersurface .of the crown or top `portion with the fiat portion and latchextending into the socket to it against the flat side of the socket andlengage the notch in said plug.

7. A crown or top portion for a dolls head, comprisin a bodyortionhaving-the Vupper surface t ereof su stantially smooth and curvedto conform to thevcurvature of the top surface of a dolls head, saidlbody portion being provided with a plug-receiving socket openingthrough Athe under surface of said body portion, and a resilient' latchmember in said socket and securedto said body portion,

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my invention, VI affix mysignature, this 28th day of September, A. D. 1920. j PAUL G. DALLWIG.

